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November 16,1990 ___ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 90 No. 58
Candidates withdraw from presidential race
By James P. Webb
Staf. Reporter
The final three external candidates for
NU president withdrew from consid
eration Thursday, leaving Interim Presi
dent Martin Masscngale as the only candidate.
The withdrawal came one day after a member
of the NU Board of Regents had criticized
Regent John Payne of Kearney, saying a com
ment by Payne could cost NU its last three
candidates.
Payne had called Massengalc the front-run
ner for the NU presidency after University of
Kansas chancellor Gene Budig withdrew his
name from consideration Tuesday.
Regent Robert Allen of Hastings said Wcdnes
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day that Payne’s statement “could make the
other candidates pull out because they will
think Massengale has the inner track.”
The three candidates were Martin Jischke,
chancellor at the University of Missouri at
Rolla; Robert Hemenway, chancellor at the
University of Kentucky-Lexington; and Robert
Dickeson, presideniof the University of North
ern Colorado at Greeley.
In statements, the candidates said they wished
to continue in their current positions.
In a statement, Dickeson said there were
“several agenda items at the University of
Northern Colorado which I wish to complete.”
Hemenway said he was happy at Kentucky
and “looking forward to the challenges facing
us here,” and Jischke said he was going to
remain at Rolla because of the “continued
attractiveness” of the university.
Don Blank, chairman of the NU Board of
Regents, said Thursday the regents were
“obviously disappointed” at the withdrawal of
the final three candidates forwarded to them by
the Presidential Search Committee.
“Of course we’re disappointed,” Blank said.
But, “after a great deal of reflection, they (the
candidates) must have felt very comfortable as
the CEO of their own universities.”
Blank said he was not sure what action the
regents would take at their meeting Tuesday.
The meeting was scheduled to consider the
candidates for NU president.
“We can do just about anything; we’re not
bound by only the directions of the search
committee,” Blank said.
Bill Bowen, chairman of the search consult
ing firm Heidrick and Struggles of Chicago,
said the board should make a decision on the
remaining candidate, Massengale.
This decision could moan electing Massen
gale, who is also U NL chancellor, as NU presi
dent or retaining the search committee, which
has not been dismissed yet, Bowen said.
In a statement, the Faculty Senate at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha Thursday
called for the presidential search process to be
re-opened.
The senate’s UNL counterpart had not taken
any action as of Thursday, said James McShane,
See REGENTS on 6
Strong voices ...
Scott Shanks, senior Teachers College major, yells at campus evangelist George “Jed” Smock, who spoke on
campus Thursday. A crowd of about 300 students gathered to listen to Smock at Broyhill Plaza. Smock, who has
a bachelor’s degree in social studies and a master’s degree in U.S. history, travels to campuses across the United
States. He has written a book, “Who Will Rise Up.”
speaker: some
of Europe will
see capitalism
By Sara Bauder Schott
Senior Reporter
Ithough six Eastern European coun
tries arc headed toward capitalism, the
Soviet Union never will embrace the
cconom ic system, a former U .S. ambassador to
Hungary said.
Nicolas Salgo, speaking Thursday in the
Lied Center for Performing Arts, said East
Germany will be the first Eastern European
country to turn capitalist. He said East Ger
many has one unique feature that will help with
the transformation to capitalism — West Ger
many.
West Germany has pumped millions into
the East German economy, Salgo said, and will
turn the country into a successful place for
capitalism to flourish.
East Germany was reunited with West Ger
many on Oct. 2.
But, capitalism in East Germany may be
hindered by the occupying Soviet army, Salgo
said.
The Soviet Union never will become a
capitalist country in spite of what many Ameri
cans believe Soviet President Mikhail Gor
bachev is doing, Salgo said. The country is
instead trying to develop some sort of market
economy under a centrally controlled govern
ment, he said.
Some Soviet states, such as Georgia and the
Baltic states, arc considering a capitalist,
democratic system, he said. But Russia, the
“No. 1” state of the Soviet Union’s 15, is not
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UNL attracts few women to engineering
By Michelle Dyer
Staff Reporter
When engineering Professor
Susan Hallbcck was a sen
ior in high school, her ad
viser suggested that she major in
English or art history.
Despite high scores on the Scho
lastic Aptitude Test, her interest in
math and science was discouraged.
“Being told this made me decide
to become an engineer to prove them
wrong,” Hallbcck said.
Not many women arc following
Hallbcck’s lead.
For the eighth year, the number of
women majoring in engineering at
UNL has decreased. One hundred
twenty-two women arc xnrolled in
the College of Engineering and Tech
nology out of an engineering popula
tion of about 2,400.
The University of Nebraska-Lin
coln, with 5 percent women engi
neering majors, is far below the na
tional average of 17 percent.
Stan Liberty, dean of the College
of Engineering and Technology, said
that he isn’t sure why fewer women
arc majoring in engineering.
Women enjoy high success rales
in the college, he said.
“The reason women don’t choose
engineering as a profession is not due
to lack of ability,” he said. “It is more
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The reason women
don't choose engineer
ing as a profession is
not due to lack of
ability.
Liberty
dean of College of Engineer
ing & Technology
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the stereotyped image that society
has of engineers.
“Society depicts math and science
as being for men and engineering as a
whole as being a profession that is not
people-oriented. Liberty said.
Hallbcck said she thinks most
people stereotype the profession.
“You say the word ‘engineer’ and
instantly people picture a person with
greasy hair, thick glasses and a calcu
lator attached to their belt,” she said.
Liberty said parents steer women
away from highly technical Helds such
as engineering.
“Parents encourage their sons to
do good in math and science, as do
schools,” he said. “Studies show that
boys get belter grades than girls in
these areas, we find, only because
they receive more help and attention
from their teachers.”
Attracting women faculty mem
bers to the college is another prob
lem.
Hallbcck, who is new to UNL, is
an assistant professor of industrial
and management systems engineer
ing and is the only female engineer
ing professor in the college.
Being a woman faculty member
has not had many drawbacks, she
said.
“The only problem I have is that
people here oltcn think I am a secre
tary, partially because I am only 28
years old. Other than ihat, the depart
ment has done a good job of treating
me just like any other colleague,” I
Hallbcck said.
Women engineering
majors decreasing
Since the 1982-83 school year, the
number of women majoring in
engineering at UNL has decreased.
Currently, 5 percent of engineering
students are women. This is 12
percent below the national average.
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Source: UNL College of Engineering and Technology_
Anie OeFrain/Dally Nebraskan
